Sales-book cover



E. E. STRAWN. SALES BOOK COVR.

APPLljcATloN FILED oc. n, 1920.

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SALES BOOK COVER.

APPLICATION man ocT. 11. 1920.

1,398,580. Patented Nov. 29,1921.

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ERVIN E. STRAWN, OF DES MOINES, IOWA.

SALES-Boon COVER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nev. 29,1921.

Application filed October 11, 1920. Serial No. 415,988.

To @ZZ fwn-0m it may concern:

Be it known that l, ERVIN E. S'riniwN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Des Moines, in the county of Polk and- State of Iowa, have invented a certain new and useful Sales-Book Cover, of which the following isa specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a sales book cover of simple, durable and inexpensive construction.

More particularly, it is my object to provide a sales book cover, including a cover and sales slip holding means, so constructed and arranged that sales slips may be used without binding them into a pad or the like, whereby there may be effected a saving of material for the bound end ofa pad.

A further object is to provide such a device into which pads of different kinds may be readily and easily inserted, and by which the will be properly held for use.

till a further object is to provide such-a sales book cover having a binder or the like adapted to be used with different types of sales pad and with or without a tissue pad.

With these and other` objects in view, my invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of my device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawin s, in which:

igure l shows a plan view of sales book embodying my invention with the book open. y

Fig. 2 shows an enlarged detail, sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 shows an end elevation of a portion of the book shown in Fig. 1. Y

Fig. 4 shows a sectional view taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

Figs. 5 and 6 show similar views illustrating the use of a slightly different sales slip and the use of a tissue pad.

Fig. 7 shows a plan view of a 'slightly modified form of my sales book.

Fig. 8 shows a similar view witli the sheets of paper in a different position.

Fig. 9 shows a detailed, sectional view taken on the linev 9 9 of Fig. 8. 4

Fig. 10 shows a detailed, sectional view taken on the line 10-10 of iFig. 7 and Fig. 11 shows a detailed, sectional view taken on the line 11 11 of Fig. 8. h

My improved sales book comprises pridevices,

instance may beY of jacent to the edge of the away marily a binder, consisting of the back and front members, indicated'by the reference characters 10 and 1l. y 1

The c over members 10 and 11 each consist of a strip 12 made of pasteboard orl the like, and having a thin leather covering 13. .The adjacent ends of the cover members 10 and V11 have stift1 but somewhat resilient frame each consisting of a strip 14,'preferably of metal, having one end portion received between the end of the stift' strip 12 and the leather covering 13. Y

It will, of course, be understood that various materials may be used for making the parts mentioned, and that the cover 13 for leather, buckraiii or' cloth or any material suitable for the purpose. Y

At their ends adjacent to each other, the strips 14 have portions -bent over parallel with the bodies spaced from said strips, as illustrated particularly in Fig. 2. The free ends of the portions 15 are originally made sothat they Vstand closely adcover member 12, and so that such free edges may be sprung from the cover member just mentioned. Y

The two cover members and the respective members 14 and 15 by a flexible backstructure, which will now be described. Y

Apiece of leather or the like 16 has its ends received between the members 14.and covers 13,'as shown in Fig. 2 and forms part of a lieXible hinge. A second piece of flexible leather or the like 17 is arranged inside of the back or cover and extends over the members 15, as'shown in Fig. 2, and is then folded under said members otherwise secured thereto.

At the bend, which connects with the portion 14, the portions 15 are provided at their side edges adjacent to the sidesrof the cover with notches l18, as shown for instance in Fig. 3.

There is provided a detachable hinged member, comprising aA rod or wire V19, hav- `ing at each end, a head 20.` An endless resilient band, such as an ordinary heavy rub- 'flexible hinge of the cover, as illustrated for' instance in Fig. 2.

of said strips, as at 15, and;

are connected together and' glued or Vso A plurality of sheets of paper 22 are placed in the cover. These sheets may be long enough, so that the hinge member 19 may be extended across in the middle of the sheets, as shown for instance in Fig. 1 and 4, and thereupon the portions of the rubber band 21 at the sides of the back are extended over the hinge member 19 adjacent to the head 20, as illustrated especially in Figs. 1 and 3, whereupon it will be seen that the hinge member 19 will hold the paper sheets 22 in position.

The paper sheets 22 are preferably printed for use as ordinary sales sheets. rlhey may have notches at their side edges midway between their ends and be held together by a rubber band as shown in Fig. 3.

In my explanation I am referring to my device as a sales book, but it will be understood that it could be readily used for a great variety of purposes.

I will new describe the use of my sales book for various purposes.

Assuming that it is desired to make one carbon copy of each sales sheet, a sheet of carbon paper 23,A preferably carboned on one side only, is secured to the hinge member 19. With my sales book, in practically all cases, the user works from the center of the book.

rlhe user when making a sale or recording a transaction places the carbon sheet 23 adjacent to the top left-hand half sheet of the paper 22, and folds one of the right-hand half sheets over above the carbon paper and writes his record on the last-mentioned sheet, causing an original impression to be made on the sheet A, and a carbon copy impression to be made on the sheet B, as shown in Fig. 4.

In this connection, it may be mentioned that for instance the upper sides of the right-hand half sheets may be left blank, so that the upper sides of the right-hand half sheets may be used for calculations without making any carbon copy, where this is desired.

`Where two carbons are desired, instead of the sheets 22, I employ sheets 24 a half longer than the sheets 22 and placed in the cover, as shown in Fig. 5, with the long ends of the sheets folded over, as villustrated at C. y

Where it is desired to make two carbons, I secure to the hinge member 19, sheets, preferably each carboned on one side, and indicated at 25 and 26 in Fig. 5.

One carbon sheet is inserted between one Yof the left-hand sheets 24 and the folded over portion thereof, as illustrated at D in 5, while the other carbon sheet is placed above such folded over portion, and one of the right-hand sheets is then turned over above the last carbon sheet. The original may 'then be written on the sheet E and the carbon impression will be made on the sheet F and the second carbon impression will be made on the sheet G. y

After each transaction the used sheets are torn out and one may bekept by the user, one sent to the auditor and one to the sales department, or such use made of the different copies, as is the custom in the particular business.

If it is desired to keep a tissue copy, which some business men desire, I have provided a cardboard paper back 27, as illustrated for instance in Fig. 2, having lone end folded at 28 and slipped between the menrV bers 14 and 15, with the folded-over portion 28 abutting against the back member 12, as illustrated in'said figure. y

The resiliency of the member 15 will grip the strip 27 firmly in position. It will thus` be seen that the member 15 forms a holder 85 for the strip 27.

Bound to the outer end is a pad of tissue sheets 29.

In making tissue copies, I secure to the member 19 a carbon 30 arranged to make impressions from both sides. In making tissue copies, one tissue sheet 29, as indicated at l-I is placed over the carbon and one of the right-hand sheets is then folded over the tissue sheet IVI, as at I.y

rIhe original is then laid on the sheet I. One carbon with the written characters reversed will be made on the tissuesheet and another carbon will be made on theV sheet J. (See Fig. 6.)

lVhere it is desired Vtorkeep a summary sheet, such a sheet or strip made of cardboard or stiff paper or the like, as indicated at 31, may have an end 32 folded over, similar to the portion 28, and slipped between the member 15 and the member 14 of the other cover member.

It may be mentioned, however, .thatv with a cover of this kind, I am able. to use sheets just a little shorter than the entire length of the cover when opened, and that I am able to do away with the binding of sales pads at the ends, thereby saving the staplesk or thread or other material used for bind-V ing, and also saving a certain portion of the paper, which with the bound sheets is not available for use. I have found that ordinarily where the sheets are bound in tablets and perforated near the bound end, that approximately one-eleventh of the paper is wasted. v

Ordinarily a different type of cover and holder for making one carbon or two carbons or one carbon and a tissue copy is used` whereas with my cover the same cover can l be employed for use in each of the three ways mentioned.

r[he parts are of very simple and inexpensive construction, and the various uses herein explained somewhat in detail, are simply 13o of the strip 27 illustrative of the great variety of uses, which a cover of this kind may be used for.

It will be readily seen that suitable matter may be printed on the paper sheets and used with acover of this type.

It will be seen that the pad of sheets may be made to contain almost as many sheets as -may be desired on account of th-e flexibility of the member 21.

It will be noted that on account of the notches 18, the flexible device 21 will slip into the notches 18, which notches will therefore always retain the flexible member 21 whether the book cover is closed or open.

In Figs. Z to 11, I have shown a slightly different form of my sales book cover. In the form of invention shown in the figures under consideration, I have provided a pad of paper sheets 40, having a back member I41 of thicker and tougher paper. The pad and the member 41 are provided at the ends with slight notches 42 to receive a rubber band 43, by which the pad and the back member may be properly held together.

It will be seen that the pad may be used as a sales book, if desired.

The use of the back'member 41 prevents the rubber band from buckling the paper sheets when all but a few of the paper sheets have been used.

f In the form of invention shown inthe Figs. 7, 8 and 1l, I have shown a book cover, comprising cover members 44 and 45, each preferably comprising' a pair of sheets. The covermembers 44 and 45 are connected together by flexible hinge members 46 and 47 of leather or cloth or the like. The inner sheet of the member 44 in each instance is provided at its corners at its end nearest the member 45 with engaging members 48, and the inner sheet of the member 45 is provided with similar engaging members similarly located. These membres 48 are designed to receive and engage the flexible rubber band 49 hereinafter again referred to.

The inner sheet of the member 44 and the inner sheet of the member 45 have near their adjacent ends tongues 50, cut out and extended away from the bodies of said members, as shown for instance in Fig. 9.

A cardboard sheet 51 may be provided `with holes 52 to receive the tongues 50, as shown in Figs. 8 and 9.

A pad of sheets 58 may be secured to the cardboard back 51 in any suitable way;

A similar cardboard member 54 may be mounted on the tongues 50 of the other back or cover member. A. rod or wire 19 similar to that already described, having heads 20 may be used in connection with the form of the device shown in the figures under consideration. A l Y rIhe double pad, such as that shown in Fig.

10,'may be placed in position and secured in place by the rubber band 49, in the manner hereinbefore described.

A carbon may be secured to the rod 19, where this is desirable.

The form'of my device shown in Figs. 7 to 11 illustrates the variety of forms in which the device may be made.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts of my device without departing from the real spirit and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims, any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents, which may be reasonably included within their scope.

I claim as my invention:

1. A sales book cover comprising cover members having a flexible connecting means, said cover members having receiving parts for a resilient band, a resilient band received in said receiving parts, and a hinge member having heads at its ends and having portions of" said resilient band extended over it adjacent to its heads.

. 2. 'A sales book cover comprising cover members having a flexible connecting means, said cover members having receiving parts for a resilient band, a resilient band received in said receiving parts, and a hinge member having' heads at its ends and having portions of said resilient band extended over it adjacent to its heads, said cover members having resilient portions adapted to form holding members for sheets of' paper or the like.

A sales book cover comprising cover members having a flexible connecting means, said cover members having receiving parts for a resilient band, a resilient band received in said receiving parts, and a hinge member having heads at its ends and having portions of said resilient band extended over it adjacent to its heads, said cover meinbers having adjacent to the flexible hinge portion stiff somewhat resilient frames, each provided with portions adapted to hold sheets of paper vor the like when inserted between such portions and the bodies of said frames.

. 4. In a device of the class described, a pair of book covers, each having at one end a stiff' frame, having' a portion folded over and spaced from the body of Said frame, flexible hinge structure for connecting said cover members, said frames having at the opposite ends of the device notches, a resilient band extended around said folded over portions and received in said notches, and a rod having heads, said band being extended over said rod adjacent to said heads.

Des Moines, Iowa, October 7,1920.

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